| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-cancel-something |
| 释义 | to cancel somethingThese words are used when you decide that something that has been planned will not happen. The most common word for this is cancel. Sorry, I have to cancel our plans tonight. Call off is an alternative to cancel when talking about events. The game has been called off because of the weather. If something has been cancelled, you can say that it is off. The meeting's off because James is ill. Scrap can be used when you cancel a plan. We've scrapped our plans for a trip to France. Suspend can be used when something is cancelled either temporarily or permanently. The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. Postpone can be used when someone cancels something but plans to do it later. We've postponed the wedding until next year. If you cancel something before you have finished it, you could use the words abandon or curtail. They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain. We curtailed our trip when John became ill. |
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